Daytona Beach Seed Swap Dates for January 2013

Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend.  I have dates set for our next Daytona Beach seed freedom swap for January 2013.  Please mark your calendars.  I received an amazing collection of seeds from WinterSown.org and I am looking forward to sharing them with our group.  I also have seeds that came too late for our last swap from Garden Hoard and Moonlight Microfarm.  Bring open pollinated seeds to swap.  No hybrids.  No GMO seeds.  Please also bring small envelopes for seeds.

The dates and times for our next swap are as follows:

Sunday January 27th 4 PM at the Bonner Center Community Garden in Daytona Beach.  The garden is located behind The Chiles Academy which is at 868 George W Engram Blvd, Daytona Beach.  The garden entrance is behind Chiles off of Laura St. 

Tuesday January 29th 10 AM at the Ormond Beach Library in Meeting room 4. This is one of the smaller meeting rooms in the back near the office, not the large area used for voting. The library is located at 30 South Beach Street, Ormond Beach

Save the dates and save your seeds!

Please feel welcome to forward this message to your gardening friends also.  You can RSVP on Facebook for Sunday or Tuesday. 

Daytona Beach Seed Freedom Swap Tuesday October 9th

Daytona Beach Seed Freedom Swap
Tuesday October 9th 11 AM- 12 PM
Sunrise Park, LPGA & Riverside Drive in Daytona Beach

Please join me in the Global Alliance Fortnight of Action for seed freedom.  Here in Daytona Beach in support of this initiative we are hosting a Seed Freedom Swap on Tuesday October 9th from 11 AM until 12 PM at Sunrise Park (LPGA and Riverside Drive).  This is a free event.  The public is welcomed to bring open-pollinated seeds to share and trade.  New gardeners and those without seeds to trade are encouraged to come.  Our sponsors have generously donated seeds to share for this event.  My co-hostesses from FLGardening, SFGGardens and I will also be available to answer gardening questions.  

Why a Seed Freedom Swap?  What is Seed Freedom?   An answer from SeedFreedom.in

"Seed is owned by farmers who sowed, bread, saved and exchanged it for thousands of years. Sadly, the arrival of commercial seed industries changed the whole picture. Theses Multinational Corporation had successfully taken away the ownership of seeds from the hands of the farmers in the form of patents. At present, seeds are largely controlled by industrial giants like Monsanto, Du Pont, Syngenta and Bayer.

A patent is an exclusive right granted to an inventor to make and sell the patented product. Patent prevent farmers from saving or exchanging seed, therefore, undermining the farmers’ rights or seed sovereignty. Patent creates monopolies, which undermine the choice of farmers as well as all citizens as eaters.

A seed is not an invention. That is why patents on seeds are illegitimate. Even in a genetically engineered crop, the original seed come from farmers. Patents on seed are therefore based on biopiracy."

Join the Global Fortnight of Actions

Please join me in thanking our sponsors who have donated seeds for our Daytona Beach Seed Freedom event.  

Green Winters of Ormond Beach, Florida

Bonner Center Community Garden, Daytona Beach, Florida
Access to Organics, Beach Street Location in Daytona opening this month!

Moonlight Micro-Farm of Panama City Beach, Florida
The Garden Hoard of Livonia, Michigan
Big Value Garden Center of Daytona Beach, Florida